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Job overview

The post holder will be one of 2 microsurgical fellows in the Department who will be expected to work together and provide guidance to the more junior Registrars in General Plastic Surgery. The successful applicant will be expected to have the experience for clinical activity as laid out in the job description. The post holder should have passed the FRCS(Plast) or equivalent exam at the time of commencing in post. The post-holder is encouraged to partake in and publish projects that have been established, as well as newer studies, and present the results at local and national meetings. Microsurgical experience such as previous Fellowship is desirable but not essential.

The principle workload of the Plastic Surgery Service is cancer reconstruction; breast, head & neck, skin cancer; extremity trauma and elective hand surgery. The Department specialises in microsurgical reconstruction; head and neck reconstruction and breast reconstruction on the Charing Cross site; extremity reconstruction, providing Plastic Surgery services to the Trust’s Level 1 Major Trauma Centre at St Mary’s Hospital. The Department is responsible for the care of general Plastic Surgery patients with an emphasis on tertiary referrals and undertakes between 200-250 free flaps per year, manages approximately 150 open lower limb fractures and 30 complex upper limb injuries each year and provides a hand trauma service for injuries attending the St Mary’s site.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will join the Specialist Registrars’ daily and on call rota. The post holder will be one of two Microsurgical Fellows in the Department. The 2 Fellows will be expected to work together to ensure organisation of the day to day work and to share out the microsurgical work equitably. The Fellow will work closely with all Consultants in the care of both routine and emergency clinical problems.  It is expected that the post holder will have the opportunity to attend the majority of the microsurgical procedures; however, it is not to the exclusion of the experience and requirements of the Specialist Registrars training.  The Microsurgical Fellow should reach a level that they learn to supervise less experienced trainees in microsurgery. 

The post‑holder will see all patients admitted to the Plastic Surgery Unit and perform a daily ward round with the other Specialist Registrars and junior doctors. The post‑holder is required to see plastic surgical emergency patients in the Emergency Departments of the Trust Hospitals and patients referred to the service from other specialties in the Trust. The Fellow will be expected to provide support to the Major Trauma Centre at St Mary’s Hospital. The Fellow will be expected to assist Consultants in the operating theatre and will undertake elective and emergency surgery personally, with supervision when appropriate. The Fellow will attend weekly outpatient clinics.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

The statutory requirement to be fully Covid-19 vaccinated as a condition of employment from April 2022 is subject to legislative review. At Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19. The successful applicant may have contact with patients and service users and as part of our pre-employment checks and risk assessments, we will ask all candidates to confirm whether or not they have been fully vaccinated or have a medical exemption.

As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.